United States Citizen Who Conspired To Assist North Korea In Evading Sanctions Is Sentenced To More Than 5 Years And Fined $100,000
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United States Citizen Who Conspired To Assist North Korea In Evading Sanctions Is Sentenced To More Than 5 Years And Fined $100,000
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that VIRGIL GRIFFITH, a U.S. citizen who conspired to provide services to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“DPRK” or “North Korea”), including technical advice on using cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to evade sanctions, was sentenced to 63 months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel imposed today’s sentence.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams stated: “There is no question North Korea poses a national security threat to our nation, and the regime has shown time and again it will stop at nothing to ignore our laws for its own benefit. Mr. Griffith admitted …
United States Citizen Who Conspired To Assist North Korea In Evading Sanctions Is Sentenced To More Than 5 Years And Fined $100,000
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that VIRGIL GRIFFITH, a U.S. citizen who conspired to provide services to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“DPRK” or “North Korea”), including technical advice on using cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to evade sanctions, was sentenced to 63 months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel imposed today’s sentence.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams stated: “There is no question North Korea poses a national security threat to our nation, and the regime has shown time and again it will stop at nothing to ignore our laws for its own benefit. Mr. Griffith admitted …